RAGTIME COWBOY JOE (RIDES AGAIN) feat Bob Roberts
RAGTIME COWBOY JOE is a classic 1912 song sung by Bob Roberts. JBBQ added the akin, syncopated Ragtime Intro & Ending for (RIDES AGAIN). RAGTIME COWBOY JOE (RIDES AGAIN) is in the Ragtime Style of Scott Joplin. SEE SONG STORY FOR HISTORIC INFO:
Story behind the song
"RAGTIME COWBY JOE is sung by Bob Roberts, Lyrics by Grant Clarke, music by Lewis F. Muir and Maurice Abrahams, 1912. An early example of a highly successful "cowboy song" composed for the popular market by those with little or no experience of the West." SOURCE: U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL JUKEBOX. ORIGINAL 1912 RECORDING COURTESY OF SONY RECORDS - PUBLIC DOMAIN.
JBBQ SONG PHOTO FOR RAGTIME COWBOY JOE (RIDES AGAIN) - ORIGINAL 1912 SHEET MUSIC COVER FOR RAGTIME COWBOY JOE..
FURTHER SONG DETAILS FROM LIBRARY OF CONGRESS:
About this Item
Title
Ragtime cowboy Joe
Summary
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
Contributor Names
Abrahams, Maurice -- Composer
Roberts, Bob -- Vocalist -- Baritone Vocal
Clarke, Grant -- Lyricist
Muir, Lewis F. -- Composer
Genre
Humorous songs
Media Size
10-inch
Recording Label
Victor
Recording Catalog Number
17090
Recording Matrix Number
B-11906 (Matrix ID)
Recording Take Number
1
Recording Date
1912-04-23
Recording Location
Camden, New Jersey
Recording Repository
Source of original recording: Recorded Sound Section, Library of Congress.
Rights Advisory
Inclusion of the recording in the National Jukebox, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
Online Format
audio
image
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Manifest (JSON/LD)
Part of
National Jukebox (16,150)
Recorded Sound Research Center (16,582)
Format
Audio Recording
Contributors
Abrahams, Maurice
Clarke, Grant
Muir, Lewis F.
Roberts, Bob
Composer
Abrahams, Maurice
Muir, Lewis F.
Lyricist
Clarke, Grant
Primary
Roberts, Bob
Vocalist
Roberts, Bob
Dates
1912
Locations
Camden
New Jersey
Languages
English
Subjects
Humorous Songs
Victor
Vocal
Category
Vocal
Genre
Humorous Songs
Label
Lyrics
THE LYRICS OF RAGTIME COWBOY JOE AS CITED BY WIKIPEDIA:
"As with many popular songs of the era, the verse is often omitted: the refrain's lyrics vary somewhat depending on the performer.
(verse)
Out in Arizona
Where the bad men are,
And the only friend to guide you
Is an evening star,
The roughest and the toughest
Man by far
Is Ragtime Cowboy Joe.
He got his name from singin'
To the cows and sheep
They say that every night
He sings the herd to sleep
In a basso voice
So rich and deep,
A-croonin' soft and low.
(refrain)
He always sings
Raggy music to the cattle
As he swings
Back and forward in the saddle
On a horse
That's a syncopated gaiter
There's-a such a funny meter
To the roar of his repeater.
How they run
When they hear his gun
Because the Western folks all know
He's a high-falutin', rootin', shootin',
Son of a gun from Arizona,
Ragtime Cowboy Joe.
(verse)
Dressed up ev'ry Sunday
In his Sunday clothes
He beats it to the village
Where he always goes
And ev'ry single gal
In town is Joe's
'Cause he's a ragtime bear.
When he starts a-spieling
On the dance hall floor
No one but a lunatic
Would start a war
Because the wise men know
His forty-four
Would make them dance for fair.[1]
Variations include: "Where the bad lands are", "How he sings", "Ragtime music", "That's syncopated gaited/And you ought to hear the meter", "scootin' shootin'" or "rootin' tootin'", "Son of a gun from old Wyoming", or additions of "(A pretty good horse)", "He's some cowboy", and/or "Talk about your cowboy".